Big Island home destroyed by Saturday night fire

This story has been updated with a correction. A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the amount of time firefighters were battling the fire. It took them about an hour and a half to contain the fire.

BIG ISLAND — A Big Island home is a total loss after a fire Saturday night.

New Vision Fire and Rescue and four other fire departments arrived at 1546 Bumford Road after a neighbor reported the home was on fire about 10:50 p.m. Saturday, said Chief Larry Williams.

Williams said no one was home at the time of the fire and no one was injured.

A family of five was displaced by the fire, Williams said. The Red Cross was called in to help the family, but the family was planning on staying with relatives, Williams said.

By the time firefighters arrived, the home was completely engulfed in flames, Williams said.

It took firefighters about an hour and a half to get the fire under control, with firefighters containing the fire by about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, he said.

Williams said he did not know what caused the fire, which he estimated caused between $80,000 and $85,000 in damages.

"The fire is still under investigation, so I don't want to speculate on the cause right now," he said.

House fires are not a common call for Big Island firefighters, Williams said.

"We don't get too many structure fires, no," he said.

Firefighters from Green Camp Township, Marion Township, Marseilles and Salt Rock Township departments were also called to the fire, according to Williams.

Williams thanked the Red Cross and the other fire departments for their help.